Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-08
a Desperate Criminal.
.RESrEp AND EsCAFEs THEE TINES BEFORE BE Is
FINALLY CAUGHT

ARRESTED AND ESCAPES THEEE TINES bkfoks He Is
FINALLY CAUGHT
PTrTsBuRG Nov. S.-A special 10 the Post from
Parkersbury, W. Va, says: Gu Friday VIM. Early
broke into q store at clifton Forge, in Greenbrier
county and stole gold and silver watches worth
$500. lie sold the watches and was arrested with
The money on him lie confessed the crime, and,
being handcuffed was left at the mayors Of1lce
while the marshal went after some papers. tie
broke away boarded a freight car, and, getting a
file, cut the handouts loose lie was again caught,
but broke away: was three times put OF a train,
and then rearresfed by the Jrainmen. He escaped
again. and WAS chased . half a mile before lie was
captured He IS now safely In jail In clifton Forge
Death of West Virginia's Oldest Editor.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Nov s--Wm- Harper, wnOf
In $50 founded the South Branch IIitetiigenceT,
AZ Romney, and who has remained the editor Of
that Journal for the 1fty-seven years elapStng
-ince that time, died sunday in the eghtieth year
Il his age. He was the Oldest editor In the state
Had Been Married Some Months.
low THE MAYOR or yoUSGsTowS WAS SURPRISED By
HIS D.UGHTER-
PIrTsBURG, Nov. S.-A special from youngstown
ohio, 20 the Commercial Gazette says: Mayor
steele was given adecided surprise last evening on
receiving the a. nOunceinent that since last April
he had had a sOn-in-law and didn't know IL. on
April Ii Miss Flora steele aged sixteen, the eldest
daughter Of the mayor, and NJ. Geor-e jack OF
license. called upon Rev. William SiemmOnS. and
were quietly married. The couple returned here
and successIully kept The secret until YESTERDAY,
when they made 10 public. Calling Mayor steele
last evening the bride introduced her husband u
her father. Though the announcement came
without warning, the mayor was equal 10 the occa-
sion, and quietly extending hand 10 each, said:
May you 1--we long and prosper
Newspapers and Education.
The EXTENT To WHICH PArERs ARE READ IN vARI-
OJS COUNTRIES
From the Youths Companion.
In the United states there Is published one paper
10 every AIS Inhabitants. The country in which
the proportion Of newspapers to the population Is
next greatest - also country where the people
govern themselves and pay great attention 10
education. This country is switzerland and IL has
one Journal 20 every J.073 people. The next coun-
Try IN what may b. called newspaper rank is Den
marx. which has a small population and ZEE
schools There l. one newspaper TO every 6,O22
people. Belgium has few people who do not know
how TO read. and II has one paper TO every 1859
The cases OF France and OF Germany present an
exception 10 the rule, that the newspapers are in
proportion TO the number OF people, relatively 20
the whole population, who can read There Is one
newspaper TO every s,6i2 people In France, and
one 20 every 9.i74 in Germany; but the proper
ton OF ilierateS Is nevertheless greater In France
than IN Germany, and the Germans pay much
more attention 20 educational matters than do the
French. In IA arly the whole OF Germany all
children are compelled 10 go 10 school The
greater proportion Of newspapers Ia France Is
probably due 20 the keen interest that most OF the
people have In public affairs and their great fond
ness for reading stories Nearly All French news
papers publish a continued story. generally
printed In short columns across the bottom OF the
pages. Many more small, cheap newspapers are
published in France and Germany.
Great Britain and Ireland come next upon the
list with journal for every IL ,tOe inhdbl ants
There are many nnterates la Ireland and In some
parts OF England. and the schools are nowhere free
as with Us, Tor Is education compulsory. The
newspapers. however, are very widely circulated
and. for the most part, very cheap. The very
largest daily newspapers in London, which pay
great sums every year for telegrdphic dispatches
anu Other news. are sold throughout the kingdom
for penny y cents.
We md thai sweden comes next on the list with
one newspaper for every H. l2O people. Very few
Swedes are unable 10 read, and primary educ alton
throughout sweden and Norway Is fire. and COM
pulsOry. Perhaps the fact that intemperanc- pre-
walls TO a most alarming extent in Sweden and
Norway has something 10 do with the fact that
journals and reviews circulate To less extent
there than IN other countries where the standard
OF popular education Is high
Austria has one paper 10 every a STD people,
and her companion kingdom OF Hungary only one
To every 24.:}i:i This difference Is easily under
stood when note the fact that in Austria proper
- per cent OF the adults are able 10 read and
wrlte, and in Hungary only ri per cent. Even in
circulation are printed IN the German language.
In Italy the number OF people who are unable to
read Is very great, and there Is but one paper for
every .D.:E6 Inhabitants The peasants OF Italy
are among the poorest IN all Europe. Nearly two
thirds OF the population over ten years OF age are
unable 20 real, and 80 men and 9S women out OF
evcry 100 are unable 10 sign the marriage regis
terN
the proportion OF newspapers taken by the people
There l. but one Journal 10 every lO961l people in
Russia This Is easy 10 understand when we read
that In her geneIal educational system Russia Is
sti1 behind even such countries Japan and
Egypt